PeriscopeFilm

Subscribers 876K

Videos 10K

Views 305.3M

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PeriscopeFilm curates and preserves historical and military footage, including WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Cold War subjects, as well as stock footage in HD, 2K, and 4K. The channel acts as a stock footage resource with educational and archival clips, often serving museums and broadcast clients, and uploads a large volume of content (around 10,000 videos) with a current subscriber base of 876K and total views of 305.3M. Content styles are primarily archival clips and informational pieces rather than tutorials or vlogs, with uploads spanning new and restored historical footage and related educational materials, and an average of roughly 11K views per video.

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Content Landscape

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to PeriscopeFilm?

PeriscopeFilm's biggest competitors on YouTube are Kinolibrary (84% match, 238K subscribers), Charlie Dean Archives (66% match, 74.4K subscribers), and HuntleyFilmArchives (64% match, 103K subscribers). They share a focus on historical and archival footage, vintage film material, and stock footage similar to PeriscopeFilm.

What type of content does PeriscopeFilm make?

PeriscopeFilm creates documentary-style historical stock footage content, including WWII, Cold War, NASA, and other era clips, as seen in titles like 'Stock footage from Periscope Film Promo Reel' and themed segments such as 'ACCESS' and 'TOUR OF THE TURBO'. Uploads appear to be frequent (average around 11K views per video) with multiple recent videos listed and a roughly weekly to several videos per week cadence.

How do we determine which channels are similar to PeriscopeFilm?

We analyze PeriscopeFilm's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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